If you loved Helter Skelter, try Sakuran
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Mika Ninagawa, and they both carry the neon soaked, surreal mood tags, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Helter Skelter, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Sakuran is
Memoirs of a Geisha without tears. A willful young woman is sold to a brothel in old Edo and vows to become its queen. Kiki's flamboyant art direction and Tsuchiya's score carry this fever dream.

